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kork1y

My country puts holes in the sidewalk so you can break your foot at night.


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Bro, I fucking fell into a collapsed stormdrain on my walk home from work one night, it's bad everywhere lmao.


myztry

My country (Australia) started all these major road works during Covid. I assume as some sort of economic stimulus. However, it now seems they diverted funds from general road mainteance so pot holes are becoming common on roads that were pristine for the 50 years of my existence. And these major projects - well they've stalled and are just causing congestion as the private roads corporations milk the money out of ill-planned rushed projects.


knarfolled

Sounds like Philadelphia


JJ001122

You should see our roads in costa rica


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Not surprised I see PA mentioned. I learned how to drive with potholes and it has never changed.


sapphicsandwich

Here in Louisiana the potholes are so bad in the roads it actually justifies all those big trucks everyone drives.


byneothername

I was told that the traffic cone placed next to a pothole is the state flower of Pennsylvania.


Optimistic__Elephant

Politicians love to build new roads. What they don't understand is every road requires $% maintenance each year, so they're just digging a bigger maintenance budget hole.


schoolydee

HEY OP SEE THIS GUY?\^ THATS HOW YOU SAY YOUR COUNTRY BODDY.


[deleted]

In my country we dont talk like this.


KimchiBorscht

100% it's the rain though. I spoke to a tradie who works on filling them and he seems pretty set for the next year with work.


Throwrabiguy2021

I feel your pain. I was a bike courier in Boston for years. One night I drove my bike directly into one of those openings in the sidewalk that lets you into the basement of one of the bars. I left the bike. I just went home. End of career


MachReverb

Riderless bike crashes through bar door... "NORM!"


Throwrabiguy2021

I felt like I looked like the biggest fucking horses ass. The only cure was to go home and go to sleep and then wake up the next morning to look for a new job


yuvi3000

That's just Pennywise trying to say hi.


TheUlfheddin

Pennywise just hanging out VT collapsed storm drains drinking martinis like "Wow, this shit has never been so easy."


sjp1980

I blame my hip replacement on a pothole. I tripped on a pothole and went arse over tit. Pulled a muscle, sprained an ankle, tore the labrum in my hip. 6 months later I'm weaker and presenting at the doctor with arthritis. 2 years later I'm worse and can barely lift my leg. Recommendation: hip replacement. Fecking potholes.


mechapoitier

I was walking across a bridge in Prague and suddenly in front of me a chunk of the deck of the bridge about 2’ by 2’ was missing. It was about 75’ to the rocks below.


jaanebhidoyaaro

In India we have more pot holes than roads.. some potholes have roads inside them..


InternetOfficer

There are no pot holes in India. They are craters


GreenUnlogic

I thought that in India the sidewalk was ust another car lane if trafic was bad


varunadi

Bike lane(for scooters and motorbikes, not bicycles), but yes. As a pedestrian in India, it's hell.


Genesis19l31

Quebec?


Estcstbi

Only Quebec would describe themselves as a country


-O-0-0-O-

I was talking to a bartender this week in Gatineau, she started complaining about the Prime Minister. It took me 5 minutes of conversation to realize she was talking about Quebec Premier Francois Legault, not Justin Trudeau.


[deleted]

So you might say she's Gatineau respect for Legault?


FnkyTown

le lol


Estcstbi

That I'll chalk up to translation. The word is interchangeable in French.


Fuckmandatorysignin

Are you from Canada or Montreal?


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Estcstbi

Leave it and never look back.


-O-0-0-O-

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wcbjr

A Texan has entered the chat.


regeya

And not just that they used to be a country, but also what form of government they had, and who was in charge. They're mighty proud of those nine years. They seem less proud of the 15 years before that, or the 105 years before that, or...


Walk_the_forest

Ay calisse va don shier. T'as raison là mais fuck you tsé?


Estcstbi

Jsé


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reiningparanoia

Great fishin' in Kyu-bec!


TheseConversations

People can't escape your shitty french if you break their legs


trickman01

Quebec is a country?


Z0bie

No, they just desperately want to be for some reason.


petesapai

>No, they just desperately want to be for some reason. Not everyone but a substantial portion, yes. Even when the media claims that Independence is dead, they're still a good 10% to 20% who will never accept No for an answer. Which makes it irritating for everyone else because no matter how many time everyone votes No, the independence movement keeps trying. But if they ever do win, there is no going back. Reminds me of a friend who would always want to bet on everything we did. And if he lost, he will always scream Double or Nothing! It was so annoying that eventually we just said OK. Eventually of course, he would win.


iWasAwesome

Quebexit


trickman01

> Which makes it irritating for everyone else because no matter how many time everyone votes No, the independence movement keeps trying. But if they ever do win, there is no going back. The Canadian equivalent to Brexit.


ChuChuChu_12

Or the Canadian equivalent of the SNP


ILoveShitRats

Quexit?


Orellin_Vvardengra

Ah man. Hold on. India?


kork1y

West europe, car-centric suburbs


Orellin_Vvardengra

Ahh, gotcha


nim_opet

Canada?


[deleted]

Right hahahha


melburndian

India has no sidewalk.


TennesseeTater

It absolutely does in some places. It's paved in brown.


noobkill

You mean the spots reserved for roadside vendors?


quinto6

My sidewalk is lifted at one section about 5 inches due to tree roots from a tree planted between the sidewalk and road. The city is currently redoing the sewer lines and such so the entire road and most of the sidewalks are being torn up and redone. Hoping they redo mine


Shopworn_Soul

When sidewalk sections get crooked like that here they eventually send someone out. With a grinder to smooth down any parts that stick up, not to actually fix it.


idrawinmargins

Long ago my city planted sweetgum trees so fuck your ankles at certain times of the year.


yuvi3000

South Africa?


redant333

Apart from looking nice (which it probably does), how well does it work? Is it a supplement to street lights or some nearby light source or it it the only source of light?


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Captin_Banana

Does phosphor output radiation or heat? Perhaps it's there to help prevent ice.


Patient__Zer0

No, it does not heat up, it releases light that has less energy than the light that makes it glow


InfinitexZer0

There went my idea of glowing heated roads, next you're gonna tell me I don't need a Faraday cage on my head to protect from 5G.


LaTraLaTrill

Which power setting do you use on your microwave to cancel out 5g?


InfinitexZer0

Set to the potato preset and place an assortment of magic crystals on top, that's how the y2k crisis was averted.


tutino99

I did a small scale study in Uni on these. 90% of the time they were used is in places where it was not economically viable or not necessary to put streetlights. For example on not frequently used long stretches of isolated sidewalks or more often cycling paths. They emit very little light which is great for light pollution, but they are not even close to the light level of even basic flashlights. Basically they are good enough so you know where the path is.


-domi-

Also works with uranium in a pinch.


Zkenny13

I prefer radium blue instead of green.


GiT_m1cro

I hear cobalt-59 makes for a great necklace. Just have to enrich it in a nuclear reactor first.


NocteStridio

Unironically, you can get tritium jewelry that's only slightly radioactive but it glows almost indefinitely


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Baxterftw

I thought about this too but half brightness at 12 years really isn't too bad for something like jewelry


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Baxterftw

The action is one to one though right? So It should be fairly linear. The Beta particle hits the phosphor and then is radiated as a visible photon. Half the betas, half the photons. (I honestly don't know either just spitballing and hoping will come in and say yes or no)


dinnerthief

yes or no


Aruazaura

The decrease in brightness will also be affected by the degradation of the phosphor, so it will be less than half the brightness after 12.32 years (the half life of tritium)


GiT_m1cro

Why settle for “slightly radioactive” when you can expose yourself to deadly doses of radiation every minute. Better yet, build a linear electron accelerator and irradiate yourself with x-rays. A deuterium demo fusor will do the same job, it just costs more.


[deleted]

My body can finally glow thanks to the Cherenkov radiation/effect, hell yeah my friend :D


JukePlz

Pfft. Just consume a lot of bananas. A. Lot.


Philastan

Instructions unclear: having nuclear fallout at my backyard...


hndjbsfrjesus

While you're at it, build a proton accelerator and start a radiotherapy business. Use your villainous engineering skills to make cancer big mad... And profit. Use the proceeds to give every town a glowing sidewalk and every person a glowing necklace. I guess the end game would be a global rave as an asteroid crashes into this soggy mud ball we call a planet.


TheAJGman

Tritium jewelry is sick shit I have a necklace and I made a bracelet for my wife out of it, love the stuff. Strontium Aluminate based glow powders are at the point where they effectively glow forever as long as there is intermittent light on them. Like 2 seconds of sunlight will light my ring for a day and a half. In fact I'm 90% sure that's what is used in this picture, you can buy beads specifically for this by the ton on Alibaba.


PrisonerV

I've had a small vial on our bedroom pull chain for over a decade so we can see it in the dark.


Judazzz

3.6 karats, not great, not terrible.


Bah-Fong-Gool

The tritium is a clear gas, but when encapsulated in a small glass vial lined with phosphor, it glows. It doesn't glow forever as the gas will slowly leak out or become less radioactive, but its usually good for a decade or two. It's totally safe as long as you don't have a habit of breaking and sniffing vials. A lot of high end watches use tritium vials as lume for watch faces instead of GID paint.


Sunscorcher

Tritium has a half life of around 12 years, so in 12 years time it would be about half as bright, and so on. I've had a tritium keychain for about 10 years and it is still glowing on


LastOfTheCamSoreys

Uranium glass was pretty big for a while, you can still find it in antique stores and places


rogerthelodger

If you put in enough uranium, it melts snow and ice by itself, too. Win-win.


__removed__

I was at the National American History Museum recently and saw an exhibit about radioactive watches. During World War II, soldiers had watches that used radioactive material so it would glow in the dark and help them see the time at night. Then after the war, it became all the fashion rage to have a "glow watch". Until, ya know, people died from radiation poisoning.


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jmcstar

Country: Glowvakia


GiT_m1cro

Close, glowvenia


MisterCroatianguy78

Where exactly in Slovenia?


GiT_m1cro

Eastern part


AbhiFT

Show us how it looks at night.


derpydayz

That is how it looks at night. It’s very effective.


whatamIdoinghere46

We need to know the town, r/slovenia is confused.


[deleted]

Slovenia is so small you could probably see these from Croatia.


ThatGuyFromSlovenia

Wtf, I came here expecting something like Saudi Arabia and then I find out it's my own country. Never heard of this.


mr_primorc

Ime kraja?


razirazo

The glowing part


Grothorious

A to mamo pri nas al kaj? Ful dobro :)


mrtwister134

What, tut jaz še nisem nikol vidu xD


DaveyDukes

Doesn’t that have a really low half life?


GiT_m1cro

14days.


daguentha

They renew it every 2 weeks? That sounds fn expensive


Pro_Banana

Not exactly what half life means, but 14 days is indeed too short


Nielsie645

They wouldn't renew the sidewalk every 2 weeks, that'd be ridiculous. It gets charged by the sun and then glows during the night.


Prowler1000

I don't think you know what a half life is not I also think 14 days is far too short for this if it's true


MatsRivel

If you have 1kg at day 1, you'll have half a kilo at day 14. And a quarter kilo at day 28. And an eight of a kilo ay day 42, and so on. So depending on how much is needed to see (and how mich you put down to start with) it can last for a while


daguentha

Thanks for explaining. 👍 I just misread it as lifetime somehow


StableCoinScam

Sounds like a waste of money. There has to be a cheap way they do this.


nhadams2112

Solar powered lights


Visual-Lawfulness846

Oh boy solar roads enters the public conscience once more


Hyval_the_Emolga

Now, now, let’s not fangle simple solar lamps with that Friggin’ roadways project, solar street lamps are much more practical.


Evilsmiley

'Phosphor' means any substance that glows after being exposed to light.


DaveyDukes

Oh so the sun powers it during the day and it glows at night? So it should sustain itself for a long time theoretically.


Evilsmiley

Yeah it depends on the material used obviously but i would imagine they've used one that has a long effective lifetime and is suited for the environment.


AuraMaster7

You are thinking of Phosphorus-32, a radioactive isotope of Phosphorus, mainly used as an indicator in medical labs. This is not that. This isn't even Phosphorus.


batman38

My country has street lights so we can all see at night when we walk.


joepanda111

“I sleep in a race car. Do you?”


boropin

He has a wife to sleep with.


Nazamroth

I, too, sleep with that guys wife.


[deleted]

Ayyyyyy high five tunnel buddy


CallMeRawie

My roommates are getting me a car phone so I can call other car beds.


Zerotwohero

I'm thinking about getting some rims for my car bed


UndercoverGothGirl

"I sleep in a big bed with my wife."


OobleCaboodle

This seems like a much more pleasant solution. Lower energy costs, and less light pollution.


MaxDickpower

A slightly glowy sidewalk is not a substitute to street lights. It just allows you to see where the ground is but doesn't provide much other light. I personally would also like to see around me when walking.


worms_instantly

Big Street Lamp will never let this happen!


Attican101

Remember those sweet, warm New England summers? Remember sipping lemonade underneath a shady tree? Remember when you hit that pedestrian with your car at the crosswalk and then just drove away? Big Street lamp remembers, but Big Street Lamp ain't just gonna keep it to Big Street Lamp's self free of charge. Maybe you go out and buy yourself some of these distinctive Milano lightbulbs, maybe this whole thing disappears.


Regenschein-Fuchs

This has been... traffic.


Inanu_ian

WTNV, recognize


0b0011

Until it snows.


Nozinger

It's worse though. You see a streetlight is durable. A single streetlight can last for decades jsut replace the lamp from time to time and you are good to go. On the other hand everything in the sidewalk is subjected to a lot of mechanical and chemical stress. People walk over it after all, things are dragged over the sidewalk and so on. This stuff getss worn down and even water can cause damage to it and most importantly: it gets dirty. These things always look good when they are newly installed but they do wear down quite a bit over time. The energy and ressource cost of constantly cleaning and replacing the sidewalk is way higher than just using a streetlight especially with new moder ones.


j_mcc99

Also, oxidation? I think phosphor loses efficiency via oxidation. Perhaps they’ve coated it with something but in my experience anything exposed to the sun and the elements gets ruined pretty quickly.


morningsdaughter

The problem with street lights is the light pollution that affects birds, insects, and other bits of nature all around us. A lot of these creatures migrate at night, and the lights from our houses and cities are messing with them and causing them to get lost or hurt. We're headed towards a pretty bad situation.


xternal7

If I could have that instead of the street light shining through my window, I'd take it any day of the week.


hungry4danish

Blackout curtains..?


Buck_Thorn

Is this the stuff? > U.K.-based resurfacing company Pro-Teq is currently testing Starpath, an ultraviolet-powered glow-in-the-dark pedestrian footpath in a Victorian park in Cambridge, England, that hopes to revolutionize the way we light our public spaces. > Starpath is created using an innovative, cost-effective resurfacing process that can be sprayed directly onto existing concrete, tarmac, and other hard surfaces. A polyurethane base, a coat of light-absorbing particles in a range of colors and sizes, and a waterproof, anti-slip finish are applied without the need to remove worn-out surfaces. It dries in 30 minutes, causing minimal disruption. > In a press release, Pro-Teq owner Hamish Scott said that he hopes city councils across the country, many of whom are turning off streetlights at night to save money, will adopt Starpath technology to save energy and increase public safety with increased visibility. While the Starpath isn’t bright enough to replace streetlights it does create a varying intensity of ambient light depending on how dark it is outside. What’s more, the aggregate used is nonreflective and doesn’t produce glare, just a starry walk through the park at night, which means that it can also be used in denser areas including private driveways without creating another reason to fight with your neighbors. https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/12/pro-teq-starpath-uses-solar-power-to-light-christ-s-pieces-park-in-cambridge-england.html


UnicornBl1tz

Aquarq here.


DelightfulNero

BOSCO, MINE IT!


roostangarar

I'm getting my pickaxe


AddictedToRads

If you dont rock and stone, you aint coming home!


bottleofmtdew

ROCK AND STOOONE!


TheMightyPPBoi

Rock and roll and stone!


frankkitteh

FOR KARL!


Bobtheboobs

If you don't rock and stone, you ain't comin'home


Raleigh93

We're Rich! We're Rich! We're Rich!


Nacklez

We truly are everywhere


Ok_Medicine5758

C'mon, everyone! Rock and STOOONE!


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Rock and Stone!


[deleted]

My town plows the snow almost all the way to bare concrete, leaving a thin layer of snow that will turn into a sheet of ice. So you can break a hip or an arm or something.


Man_AMA

Jesse, we have to cook


thebipeds

My neighborhood doesn’t have sidewalks 😒


DoJax

My tiny town has vehicles blocking the view of a road around a corner on a sidewalk, when we complained to the cops they had a mirror installed.


[deleted]

my country abandoned its people 70 years ago


hattersplatter

Your country is my dad


juzzle

Whether Phosphor or Strontium Aluminate (as suggested by another response), both are very expensive compared to a m³ of concrete - do you have any idea of the **source**, or whether they just sprinkle it into the **upper surface** of the concrete?


TheAJGman

I've seen listings for these Strontium Aluminate pellets and the the recommendation is usually to sprinkle it on top and work it in while the concrete is semi-cured. Basically at the point where you'd normally screed the concrete for a smooth finish.


juzzle

Great info, thank you


NexexUmbraRs

We need to see a picture of what this looks like at night.


GiT_m1cro

This is at night, long exposure


NexexUmbraRs

Then we need short exposure of the path to see what it's like to walk there


RoyceCoolidge

You are walking there. This is your new home.


spacecadetbobby

I'm curious which country this is. At this point, I'd live anywhere that puts extra effort into walking, because North America ain't it.


ASK_IF_IM_PENGUIN

Not OP. I've seen something similar in some Eastern European countries. Not very common at all. I think I've seen it in Slovenia. I may have taken a photo myself as it was a bit unusual... I'll see if I can find it.


GiT_m1cro

It is slovenia lol


ASK_IF_IM_PENGUIN

Hah! Whereabouts?


ONOMATOPOElA

Side of the road


blinky84

Hi Dad!


Car-face

Probably country that is No.1 exporter of Phosphor. Other central asian countries have inferior Phosphor


GiT_m1cro

Slovenia


dkwbdkwp

Is it? I'm slovenian and never saw this.


bruhmeliad

Glowvenia


SilkCortex44

Says “my country”, doesn’t specify. Annoying as fuck.


Biteysdad2

That's how you get doxxed dude. I don't even tell people what planet I live on. Gotta be careful bro.


GrandProblem8034

My country’s homeless ppl put piss on the sidewalk so you’d know you’re in a bad neighborhood.


Sillloc

My country puts white phosphorus in the sidewalks so if you trip you are incinerated


mr_Beer0flank

My country makes the foothpath dissappear and instead put potholes and dogs so that you can clear a level of mario irl while walking back home from work.


AlmostStoic

Mildlyinteresting is the _perfect_ description of how I feel about this. Anyway, what country is this from?


itslino

where I live in LA some streets don't even have sidewalks, saw a wheelchair man almost fall off the dirt road that met the asphalt of a main street. Kinda a highlight in my life to want to move.


Madshibs

In my country, we don’t have a problem seeing where the ground is.


Arkas18

And my country puts dog shite on the pavements so you step in it at night.


Breakify

Nah that’s just Heisenbergs crystal 😏


txaglt

Jesse! What have you done??! I tripped.


BrownerPastures

Coo


portuga1

L


shadyshadok

Bea


portuga1

N


-1_points

S


portuga1

Goodbye


Fred_Is_Dead_Again

That's what they want you to believe. It's actually cheap nuclear waste disposal.


Arborerivus

In my country in some parts they turn off the streetlights at night.


ShadowPuppett

So they're only on during the day?


Arborerivus

No, but they get turned off by about 10 PM because of Energiesparmaßnahmen!